Chapter 112: New Year Gifts for In-Laws
Niu Niu happily carried the gift bag into the house and ran back to carry the rice.
Seeing Chen Baomei still standing by the car searching everywhere, Niuniu asked, "Grandma, what are you looking for?"
"There's also a barrel of oil. I clearly put it in the trunk, but I can't find it."
"ah?"
Niu Niu also followed her and searched back and forth.
Unfortunately, I searched the trunk, front seat, and back seat but couldn't find the barrel of corn oil.
"Maybe you forgot it at school?"
Chen Baomei shook her head. "No, I remember carrying it into the car in one go. How come it's gone?"
Just as Chen Baomei was wondering, the phone rang.
It was an unfamiliar number. Chen Baomei wanted to hang up, but seeing that it was a local number, she still answered it.
As soon as the call was connected, Old Yang's voice came from the other end, "Hello, Comrade Bao Mei, right? This is Old Yang."
"What's up?"
He's just an acquaintance, classmate. Why is he calling me now?
"Did you notice a barrel of oil was missing? I miscalculated the New Year's gifts and took your barrel of oil home. You live in Guanlan Community, right? How about I deliver it to you tomorrow?"
The New Year’s goods were delivered in perfect order. How could you make a mistake with such a small amount of stuff?
Chen Baomei had a hunch that Old Yang did it on purpose.
She didn't want outsiders to come to her home. "You can leave the oil at the senior citizens' university. I'll get it myself later."
"The senior university is on vacation, so it's inconvenient to hold it there."
"No, forget it. Keep it for yourself."
"How can that be? I'm a grown man, I won't take advantage of you."
"Then you can give me a discount and pay me when school starts. Okay, that's it."
After Chen Baomei hung up the phone, she felt more and more that Old Yang did it on purpose.
The next day, Sister Ma asked her to buy gold, and Chen Baomei complained to her about this.
"Is there something wrong with this guy? He's not stupid. He only gave one barrel of oil to each person, so how could he take the wrong one? I think he was just trying to take advantage of me and deliberately took my things while I was still in the car."
"I gave him a ride out of kindness, but he actually cheated me like this."
Chen Baomei decided that she would never help others casually in the future.
If you meet a weirdo like Old Yang, you will really get into trouble.
Sister Ma's eyes were full of mockery.
"I think he did it on purpose. He deliberately created an opportunity to meet you. That old Yang must have taken a fancy to you."
"You fancy me?"
Chen Baomei pointed at herself in shock.
Sister Ma nodded.
"I noticed yesterday that he was asking around for you."
"No way."
Old Yang's behavior yesterday didn't seem like he was interested in her.
Besides, we are all old and half buried in the ground, so how can we have the energy to find a new partner?
"He's not attracted to me, but to my conditions."
When I first asked her about her situation, she didn't tell me. But after I asked her about her background, her attitude changed drastically.
This is not the condition that makes her attractive.
"They're already in their forties, so what else would they care about if not the conditions? Old men are very shrewd. They want a free nanny to serve them, but they also want a free nanny who doesn't cost them a penny. I guess he set his sights on you because you drive a nice car."
Hey, it turns out that she drives a nice car and still gets herself into trouble.
Chen Baomei finally kicked Shen Xingguo away and lived a happy life with money, leisure and no old man. How could she possibly find an old man to make things difficult for herself?
Chen Baomei: "Then his wishful thinking was wrong."
Not to mention that he has no intention of looking for someone again in this life, even if he did, it wouldn't be with an outrageous old man like him.
"That's right. We have such a comfortable life now. Why would we need to find an old man to make things difficult for us?"
Chen Baomei deeply agrees with this.
She picked out a bracelet with a curly grass pattern weighing over 60 grams. "Is this suitable? Wouldn't it look better with some pattern on it for young people?"
It was the New Year, and Chen Baomei didn't know what to buy for her children, so she decided to buy some gold for each of them.
It can also be regarded as investing savings for them in advance.
"To whom, your daughter-in-law?"
"Well, this is for Xiaoxiao."
Sister Ma: "You are such a generous mother-in-law."
Sister Ma didn't receive much compensation for the demolition, and although she had enough food and clothing, she still lived frugally.
She couldn't bear to buy such a big bracelet for her daughter-in-law. At most, she would support them when they had something to do.
"The pattern is pretty, let's buy it."
"Okay, take two of these." The salesgirl packed them for Chen Baomei with a smile.
Chen Baomei also picked out some jewelry for Shen Ru, Shen Yin, and her three granddaughters.
This year, Guo Xiaoxiao is going back to her parents' home to celebrate the New Year, and Chen Baomei is preparing to buy some New Year gifts for the couple.
After buying the gold jewelry, Sister Ma followed her to several places and bought some cigarettes, alcohol and nutritional supplements.
Shen Ru contacted her daughter Jiang Qiqi, and Jiang Qiqi expressed her desire to go to Sanya with her grandmother and others.
After telling Chen Baomei, Chen Baomei immediately contacted Shen Yin.
Chen Baomei handed over all the plane tickets and hotels to Shen Yinding, and she was responsible for arranging the itinerary.
All she had to do was transfer the money.
Because Jiang Qiqi's vacation is late, Chen Baomei and Niuniu will adjust to her schedule and wait for her to set off together.
Chen Yin is busy with work, so she won’t go back to Yangcheng. She will fly directly from Shanghai to Sanya.
Jiang Qiqi still had a week until school was over, and her flight ticket was booked for a week later. After Chen Baomei finished preparing the New Year's goods, she sent them to Shen Rui, Guo Xiaoxiao and the others first.
Chen Baomei drove to Shen Rui's house.
The management of their community is not strict, and you can drive to the garage after registering your information.
Chen Baomei found an empty parking space and stopped, then called Shen Rui and Guo Xiaoxiao to come down and get their things.
The couple came down carrying their child, followed by Shen Qin.
"mom."
Shen Qin also followed them and called out "Mom".
Chen Baomei glanced at him without saying anything.
Guo Xiaoxiao: "Mom, my eldest brother wanted to discuss something with us, and he came down when he heard you were coming."
"Oh, come here, Jiuer, let me hold you, and you guys quickly move the things upstairs."
Chen Baomei opened the trunk, took Xiao Jiuer from Shen Rui, and directed the couple to work.
Seeing the trunk stuffed to the brim, Guo Xiaoxiao was so surprised that she couldn't close her mouth.
"Mom, why did you buy so many things?"
Chen Baomei: "Aren't you going back to your parents' home for the New Year this year? These are my gifts. Please help take them to Jiuer's grandparents."
Maotai, Zhonghua cigarettes, cordyceps, ginseng, dendrobium officinale, Panax notoginseng powder, protein powder...
The trunk was filled with cigarettes, alcohol, and various nutritional supplements.
There are also clothes and shoes bought for Xiaojiuer.
The total cost of cigarettes, alcohol and nutritional supplements is at least more than 20,000 yuan.
Every year after the New Year, when she returned to her parents' home, Chen Baomei would prepare something for them, but it was never as much or as valuable as this time.
Guo Xiaoxiao was surprised by her mother-in-law's trick.
"That's too much."
Chen Baomei: "What's so much? You haven't been back to your parents' home for the New Year in so many years, so this is just a small amount. This time you're going home for the New Year, it's different from the previous ones."
Shen Qin looked at the packed trunk and felt a little bitter.
In previous years, when their eldest son went to his wife's parents' home to celebrate the New Year, his mother would also help prepare the New Year gifts.
But his mother’s financial situation was not very good before, and the things she prepared were not as valuable as what she gave to the third brother and his wife today.
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